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Some couples want a flower girl in the wedding party to enhance the aisle with flower petals. Some view the flower girl as symbolically leading the bride forward, from childhood to adulthood. The flower girl follows the maid of honor, and may carry wrapped candies, confetti, a single bloom, a ball of flowers, or bubbles instead of flower petals.
This category is for feminine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language feminine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
Illustration from Floral Poetry and the Language of Flowers (1877). According to Jayne Alcock, grounds and gardens supervisor at the Walled Gardens of Cannington, the renewed Victorian era interest in the language of flowers finds its roots in Ottoman Turkey, specifically the court in Constantinople [1] and an obsession it held with tulips during the first half of the 18th century.
Alyssa is a feminine given name with multiple origins. Alysa is an alternative spelling. [1] As used in Western countries, the name is usually derived from the name of the flower alyssum. The name of the flower derives from the Greek ἀ- a-("not") and λύσσα lyssa ("mania, rabies
The name has been in rare use throughout the Anglosphere and elsewhere since the 19th century along with other botanical names that came into fashion during the Victorian era. [2] It is also a common pet name.
The Flower Girl is a mid 19th-century painting by Irish-American artist Charles Cromwell Ingham. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts a young woman holding a bouquet of flowers. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts a young woman holding a bouquet of flowers.
Pages in category "English-language feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 266 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A posy is also a word for a single flower. [2] It can also be derived from an English nickname, sometimes used independently, for a formal name such as Josephine. [3] [4] The name came into use along with other botanical names for girls in the 1800s. [5] It has also been associated with poesy, referring to a collection of verses. [6]